1m½f · 3yo+ · Yielding · 9 runners · €12,000
All racecards for Tuesday 8th September
We saidWon at 5/1
LORD MASSUSUS 4/1
LORD MASSUSUS at 4/1, Joseph G Murphy and Gary Carroll, gets the vote, and it is the kind of race we wait for. He races off a mark 19lb below the 107 it won from back in April 2025 and wears headgear for the first time.
The dangers are CLEAR QUARTZ at 10/1 (a course winner) and EDDIE G at 17/2 (went close off this mark).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(8) | 1. Lord Massusus 5/1 our selection | J: Gary CarrollT: Joseph G Murphy | 6 | 10-0 | 88 | ||
| Handy early - up with the front group by halfway sitting 4th - closed to challenge 2f out - edged in front 1 1/2f out - powered away in the final furlong to score | |||||||
| 2(4) | 4 | 7. Lady Arwen 7/2J | J: W J LeeT: Conor O'Dwyer | 7 | 9-1 | 73 | |
| slow to begin - made headway 3f out - closed on the front pair approaching 2f out - pushed along in third around 1 1/2f out - up to second 1f out - unable to challenge winner in final furlong and held on for the runner-up spot | |||||||
| 3(1) | ¾[4¾] | 9. Casamorati 6/1 | J: Shay WallaceT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 3 | 8-3 | 72 | |
| Went straight to front - had company from early stages and asked for effort inside final 2f - lost advantage 1 1/2f out - held place in 3rd without finding more - stayed on at one tempo to the line | |||||||
| 4(2) | hd[5] | 6. Java Wood 5/1 | J: Wesley JoyceT: K Smith | 6 | 8-12 | 73 | |
| Sat close to the front group - 3rd and drifted left approaching halfway - pushed along in 4th 2f out - unable to challenge and finished 4th | |||||||
| 5(7) | 2[7] | 4. Eddie G 15/2 | J: Adam CaffreyT: Adrian McGuinness | 5 | 9-6 | 80 | |
| Settled off the front group - 5th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to threaten and stayed on same gear to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(5) | nse[7] | 2. Clear Quartz 7/1 | J: Joseph HarnettT: Mark Fahey | 9 | 9-3 | 84 | |
| Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close - stayed on same gear to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7(6) | 8½[15½] | 3. Never Loose 7/2J | J: Seamie HeffernanT: J A Stack | 4 | 9-8 | 82 | |
| Sat close to front early keen to go - held second spot at halfway - driven with no response inside final 2f and dropped away late | |||||||
Winning time 1m 53.53s · Going Soft · Non-runners: Musical Act, Amenita · Tote win €6